The Portland daily press., 1887-07-25
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A Large Gathering Of Catholics.

A Large Gathering of Catholics.
Especial to the Press]
LEWISTON, July 24-Probably the largest
congregation of representative Catholics
that ever assembled in the uicinity met at
the site of the new church near the city park
"a beautiful spot. Bishop Healy headed
the procession of priests, who were arrayed
in gorgeous vestments. The sermon of the
afternoon, Which held an immense audience
for an hour, was an deliberately prepared ad-
dress, and eloquently given.
The Salvation Army In Calais.
Especial to the Press.l
CALAIS, July 23.-Messrs. Z. A. Barnard,
w. A. Murchie, P. M. Pierington, and o. B.
Rideout interviewed Mayor McKusiclI this
morning, in behalf of the Salvation Army.
The mayor agreed that the Army may march
as heretofore, three evenings during the
week, and on Sunday morning before the
church services begin, without interference
by the city authorities. This leaves the mat
ter on about the same footing as they were
before the present trouble began.
Suicide in Belgrade.
BELGRADE, July 23-Mr. Burleigh Palmer,
who lives near Belgrade Depot, committed
suicide Friday afternoon, by hanging himself
to spike driven over his bed room door.
Mrs. Palmer had gone on an errand to a
neighbor's, and two grandchildren were
playing about the door yard Mr.. Palmer
was found by the children, who were terri
bly, frightened, and running to Z. ii. Mosh-
er's, who lives near by, they told him that
their grandfather was dying. Mr.. Mosher
ran up and found Palmer hanging in the
doorway of his bedroom. He cut him down
and sent at once for Dir. Reynolds. The doc
tor was soon there, but although the body
was still warm life was extinct Mr.. Palmer
has been great sufferer for several years,
and from disease for which there seemed
to be no help, and it is supposed he preferred
to die rather than to suffer longer
SaIvationists at Old Orchard.
OLD ORCHARD, July 23.-The Salvation
Army campmeetings have been greatly inter
fered with the latter part of the week by
stormy weather, necessitating the holding of
all services in the church. Major hampton
of Lewiston and Gay of Boston presided at
the afternoon meeting today. The song
meeting tonight was in charge of Capt. Gal
ley and wife of Biddeford. Marshal Bal
lington Booth, who is the head of the Saliva
tion Army in the United States, arrived
from New York tonight, accompanied by a
staff Of officers, and will remain until Tues
day.
OLD ORCHARD, July 24.-Today has been
red letter day at the Salvation Army camp
meeting Marshal Ballington Booth and
wife and State officers Britton, Reese and
Walsh have been present at all the meetings.
Capt. Hume of Belfast led the opening SER
vice, and Marshal Booth presided this after
noon and evening.
From Augusta.
AUGUSTA, July 24.-Frank l.. Nevens,
clerk in the Office of superintendent of the
public building now being erected here, was
much surprised Saturday eveLing when he
received notice of his removal and the ap-
pointment of Henry NJ. Pishon, registered
letter clerk in the post office, to that position.
A party Of Augusta Democrats have been
after his scalp for many months, and no one
seems to know what for, unless it was be-
cause he was from out of the state. 1t is
said they doubted his fidelity to the Demo-
cratic party, his sister being the wife of
James G. Blaine, Jr., the circumstances of
the marriage of the couple being fresh in the
minds of newspaper readers. Mr.. Nevins
denounces the Democrats who obtained his
dismissal, and says he has not been on
speaking terms with them for months. He
leaves the Office the first Of August and will
enter into mercantile life.
The rain, which commenced at 2 o'clock
this morning, lasting eight or ten hours, was
one of the heaviest ever known here. Much
hay out in the fields was badly damaged.
The streams are at spring pitch.